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October 2nd, 1933:
Philadelphia Keystones at Chicago Cougars (Cougars lead 2-0)
Art Myers (13-7, 3.86 ERA, 62 K) vs. Dick Lyons (17-11, 2.83 ERA, 63 K)

Top of the First
After getting two quick outs, Dick Lyons ran into some trouble in the heart of the order. Rankin Kellogg kept the inning alive with a double before Bobby Barrell singled him home. He got to second on the throw before scoring on a Carl Ames single. Cy Cox added another single, but Lee Smith flew out to end the inning.

Bottom of the First
Russ Combs flew out to start the inning, but John Kincaid doubled on the first pitch he saw to put pressure on Philly. Mike Taylor singled him to third. He had a chance to score, but held up, and then didn't score on a Tom Taylor flyout. Luckily, Bill Ashbaugh slapped a single into the outfield to score Kincaid, but Mike Taylor was thrown out at third by Barrell.

Top of the Third
Kellogg led off the inning with a first pitch single. Barrell and Ames flew out, but again, we gave up runs with two outs. Cox singled him to second and then Smith singled him home to make it 3-1. Cliff Herman singled Cox home to make it 4-1, but Lyons got Myers to flyout to end the inning.

Bottom of the Third
Russ Combs started things off with a single and then John Kincaid reached on a Cy Cox error to give us two on and none out. Mike Taylor singled home Combs and we cut the lead to two. Tom Taylor singled, but Kincaid was cut down at the plate by Barrell, and the Keystones outfield defense (well, Barrell) has really stepped things up. Ashbaugh drew a walk to load the bases for Bobby Sprague. A fielder's choice scored Mike, but Slim Bloom grounded out to end the threat. Regardless, we were back within a run.

Top of the Fourth
The Keystones started the fourth like they did the first with the top of the order. Forrest singled and reached second on a groundout. Rankin Kellogg beat out a dribbler and it was first and third with one out. Bobby flew to center, but Forrest was able to score and make it 5-3.

Bottom of the Fifth
John Kincaid started things off with a single. Mike struck out, but Tom doubled and we had second and third with one out and looked to be in business again. Ashbaugh singled him home to make it 5-4. Tom came rounding third, but Lee threw him out for the second out. Sprague flew out to end the inning, so we just got one.

Top of the Sixth
Grover Lee flew out to start the inning, but Rankin Kellogg followed it up with what he does best, a home run. It was the first of the series and it made the lead 6-4. Lyons needed just three pitches to get Barrell and Ames to fly out.

Top of the Seventh
Dick Lyons night was over, and in came #5 starter Jim Crawford. The inning started out bad, with a Russ Combs error starting the inning. Not sure what the rationale was, but Lee Smith was intentionally walked. Herman sacrificed them over, but Crawford battled back to strikeout the opposing pitcher on three pitches. That should have been out three, but because of the error, the lineup turned back around and Rabbit Forrest singled home two to make it 8-4. Lee struck out, but it looks like the damage was done.

Bottom of the Eighth
After two quick outs, Bobby Sprague kept things alive with a double. Slim Bloom singled him home to at least make it a save situation. Bryant flew out to end the inning.

Final Score: Philadelphia 9, Chicago 5 (Chicago Leads 2-1)
Win: Art Myers (1-0)
Loss: Dick Lyons (0-1)

Notable Statlines
Art Myers (PHI): 8 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 4 ER, BB, 2 K
Dick Lyons (CHC): 6 IP, 14 H, 6 ER, 2 K
Jim Crawford (CHC): 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 3 K
Rankin Kellogg (PHI): 4-5, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR
Rabbit Forrest (PHI): 3-6, R, 2 RBI
Cy Cox (PHI): 3-5, 2 R, E
Lee Smith (PHI): 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Cliff Herman (PHI): 2-4, RBI
Bobby Barrell (PHI): 1-4, R, 2 RBI, SF, 2 A
Howie Shifflett (PHI): 1-1, RBI, SB
John Kincaid (CHC): 2-5, 2 R, 2B
Bill Ashbaugh (CHC): 2-3, 2 RBI, BB
Mike Taylor (CHC): 2-5, R, RBI
Tom Taylor (CHC): 2-4, 2B
Russ Combs (CHC): 2-5, R, E
Bobby Sprague (CHC): 1-4, R, RBI, 2B